Where does “tiheänukkainen” come from?

tiheänukkainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiheä, from Proto-Finnic tihedä — dense, thick.

tiheänukkainen (Finnish): dense, densely tufted

Definitions

  1. dense, densely tufted

Ancestry of “tiheänukkainen”, step by step

tiheänukkainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiheä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiheädense, thick
2Proto-Finnictihedädense, thick

via Finnish nukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnukkanap, pile; pilling, pills; fuzz
2Swedishnockridge; notch
Every word from Proto-Finnic tihedä →Every word from Finnish tiheä →